Recent content by westirvine_loaner

IHO, It is not as bad as waitin4ever makes it sound in most places in India. Infrastructure, drainage, garbage disposal etc. all exist in India. To say that there is nothing is ridiculous, people do not live in the stone age there. The truth is all these systems exist but do not work as well as...

I have been living in west irvine for a while now. I really like the location, good parks within walking distance, close to shopping and Excellent schools (without the IUSD label of course and ironically better than most IUSD elementary and middle schools). I live right next to the Portola Off...

Hey, I already bought last year...so I am not buying anything in mid-2011  :P. I plan on enjoying my underwater home for a while  :D.

Just like Irvine eh... ;)

Why are the Plan 3B's prices so differently, is it location. lot size?

Congrats akim, hope everything goes well and you close escrow soon. After that, enjoy and do not think too much about the house prices! :)

@ucla_bruin I like west irvine (a bit biased obviously as i bought there). It is newer, relatively well priced compared to other newer areas. I bought in the sheridan tract which is gated and has a pool and tot lot, most other parts of west irvine do not have a gate or pool but also come with a...

Is there any place I can get this info. How many of Irvine's transcations are 50%-100% cash, It would be interesting to know this. I gave a 20% down although I could have given more (technically 100%), although this would have wiped out most of my retirement savings.

akim yes i did move to west irvine a few months back , i bought in the sheridan tract. My budget was strictly under $800K. West irvine was really the only place among the newer homes in irvine where i could buy a good sized/reasonable lot SFR at that price point. I agree ,  one should not...

I did not find them to be that bad..which is why i bought there i guess  ;). To be fair the downstairs is 9ft+ and the upstairs is 8ft.

this one is in my neighborhood. Kitchen could have been more updated but overall looks OK. You can clearly see the price difference between other Irvine newer areas and west irvine!!

@akim Thanks for the post. I went through the same difficult thought process for 2.5 years before pulling the trigger last year. I wish you the best. I am still bearish on the housing market and but as others have mentioned there a lot of other factors in the decision making process. Money is...

Sigh!! I feel like a lower middle class member in Irvine even with a six figure income. As usual I wonder... from where does all the big money come to Irvine. I guess TIC will still sell these houses despite my skepticism..

You are correct. SC is better than Woodbury and PS for sure in terms of mello roos. I do not know how how Stongate and Laguna Altura mellos roos will be.

Rejecting a $770K offer is not smart in my opinion. It is a buyers market and some sellers still have a hard time accepting that. My place had a much more updated/upgraded interior, a well landscaped yard and was in a gated community, I still paid lower than this asking price. The location looks...